The red reishi mushroom and ganoderma lucidum are one in the same. They are simply two different words that are used for the same mushroom, the one that has been used in Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. In Ganoderma Coffee, the red reishi mushroom is combined with robust Columbia coffee or other coffee beans to make a very rich-tasting cup of coffee. Moreover, you will not be able to taste the reishi at all because it is mixed with the coffee, but you will reap the countless health benefits from drinking the beverage.